I will praise the name of God with song
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

They (self-righteous hypocrites) also gave me gall [poisonous and bitter] for my food,
And for my thirst they gave me vinegar to drink.

For zeal for Your house has consumed me,
And the [mocking] insults of those who insult You have fallen on me.

Save me, O God,
For the waters have threatened my life [they have come up to my neck].

May their table [with all its abundance and luxury] become a snare [to them];
And when they are in peace [secure at their sacrificial feasts], may it become a trap.

May they be blotted out of the book of life [and their lives come to an end]
And may they not be recorded with the righteous (those in right standing with God).

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;
Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;
I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

May their encampment be desolate;
May no one dwell in their tents.

I have become estranged from my brothers
And an alien to my mother’s sons.

When I wept and humbled myself with fasting,
It became my reproach.

Reproach and insults have broken my heart and I am so sick.
I looked for sympathy, but there was none,
And for comforters, but I found none.

You know my reproach and my shame and my dishonor [how I am insulted];
My adversaries are all before You [each one fully known].

Because for Your sake I have borne reproach;
Confusion and dishonor have covered my face.

I have sunk in deep mire, where there is no foothold;
I have come into deep waters, where a flood overwhelms me.

But as for me, my prayer is to You, O Lord, at an acceptable and opportune time;
O God, in the greatness of Your favor and in the abundance of Your lovingkindness,
Answer me with truth [that is, the faithfulness of Your salvation].

O God, You know my folly;
My wrongs are not hidden from You.

The humble have seen it and are glad;
You who seek God [requiring Him as your greatest need], let your heart revive and live.

But I am sorrowful and in pain;
May Your salvation, O God, set me [securely] on high.

Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink;
Let me be rescued from those who hate me and from the deep waters.

Do not let those who wait [confidently] for You be ashamed through me, O Lord God of hosts;
Do not let those who seek You [as necessary for life itself] be dishonored through me, O God of Israel,

They who sit in the [city’s] gate talk about me and mock me,
And I am the song of the drunkards.

Let heaven and earth praise Him,
The seas and everything that moves in them.

For the Lord hears the needy
And does not despise His who are prisoners.

May their eyes be dimmed so that they cannot see,
And make their loins shake continually [in terror and weakness].

Do not let the floodwater overwhelm me,
Nor the deep waters swallow me up,
Nor the pit [of Sheol] shut its mouth over me.

I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched;
My eyes fail while I wait [with confident expectation] for my God.

Answer me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is sweet and good and comforting;
According to the greatness of Your compassion, turn to me.

For God will save Zion and rebuild the cities of Judah,
That His servants may remain there and possess it.

And it will please the Lord better than an ox
Or a young bull with horns and hoofs.

When I made sackcloth my clothing [as one in mourning],
I became a byword [a mere object of scorn] to them.

Do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in distress; answer me quickly.

Add [unforgiven] iniquity to their iniquity [in Your book],
And may they not come into Your righteousness.

Pour out Your indignation on them,
And let [the fierceness of] Your burning anger overtake them.

The descendants of His servants will inherit it,
And those who love His name will dwell in it.

For they have persecuted him whom You have struck,
And they tell of the pain of those whom You have pierced and wounded.

Draw near to my soul and redeem it;
Ransom me because of my enemies [so that they do not delight in my distress].